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Dang Tom, I hate to hear that brother. Do what the Doc and the Wifey says, and get well soon. Robert

Those look great Calvin. It was great meeting you at Blade. Robert

Kevin, Great info in your post and I will read it again several times. However, something jumped out at me. SPINE DOWN when horizontal quenching. Can you give us a tad bit more info on why you quench spine down? Thanks, Robert

Most white vinegar has a 5% acidity. I picked up a gallon of Heniz "Cleaning" white vinegar, and noticed it had been reduced to 6% acidity. I may be hallucinating, but it sure seemed to work a bit faster than the 5%. Robert

I too use a hot water heater element (short one) on both my tanks. My tanks are made from old air compressor tanks, so I am in the horizontal mode. I have one dedicated to Parks 50, and one for AAA, depending on the steel I am quenching. I use a digital thermometer (with lots of stirring to...

What Rudy said.......... As you progress in this learning process, keep a couple of things in mind..... First and foremost, think about what this knife is supposed to do. Steel selection, cross-section thickness, primary bevels, and spot-on heat treat are just a (very) few of the things that...

Ah ha....... I knew it. Something in my mind kept saying that rascal Dozier sent this. I actually used it this morning, and it does a great job on dandelions and other pesky weeds. I appreciate it my friend, and I'll make it up to you one day. Robert

Yesterday, the UPS man delivered a package to me from MT Baker Mercantile. When I opened it, I was surprised to find a "REAL Dandelion Digger. Which one of you Dawgs sent this to me? If you will own up to it, I will send you payment for it. I looked it up, and they don't give those away...

Calvin, There seems to be a notion going around that "Re-Cycled" metals are a "NO-NO". You have heard it........ "It may have micro-cracks" or "You don't really know what it is, so you don't know how to heat-treat it", and soooooo many more. I would never substitute some of this old steel...

Well, it started out as a "Garden Digger", but when I finished it, I said "Ain't-No-Way-I'm-Stickin'-This-In-The-Dirt" I decided that someone, somewhere would get more use from it than I ever would, so I decided to let it go to a new home somewhere in hopes that the old saw blade would still be...

I posted this in a few other places, and thought I would share it here. The "Dandelion" Had a couple of pieces of an old (50's) rusty sawmill blade left and decided to make a quick implement for digging and cutting up dandelions from my lawn. (Thus the somewhat "mundane" handle shape...

Thanks for the kind comments gang. Fred, just keep checking your mail. Now get back to work. :) Robert

Just finished this one. Alabama Damascus and Ironwood Overall length - 8 1/8" Blade Tip-to-Handle - 3 3/4" Stainless Handle Bolts Veg-Tanned Sheath by me Robert

Well, about an hour ago I was drilling a couple of 3/16" holes in a damascus blade. i usually "dog" the blade off with a piece of wood, but today I failed to follow my regime. The bit grabbed just as it was about to cut through, then the "dreaded" helicopter took over. Instant 1 1/2" cut...

Chuck, Jessica, and the whole gang at Alpha are a class act. Service and customer relations are at the forefront of their operations. Robert

Eric, Good advice above, but back to your original question. Since you already have a Canon, you can upgrade to a better Canon without completely breaking the bank. I bought the T2i when they first came out. It came with a "Kit" lens and at 18mp, it did everything I wanted it to. Now, I...

Wow, if it takes that long, you need to take a look at your kiln. What would happen if you wanted to ramp from say 1200 to 1500? Would that take another 3 hours? "Soak for a while" ???? How long is a while???? One of the main things that I have learned over the years is "Controlled"...

Buddy, I saw this first on another forum, but declined to post (due to several reasons). Fisk is a class act as far as I know. He sure makes some fine looking blades. I will say this............ You, as the photographer, did an outstanding job on capturing this blade. If I should ever make...

Love everything about it EXCEPT that point on the end of the handle. Great work. Thanks so much for letting us have a look. Robert

Not a problem Jonathan. I tend to get a bit cranky in my old age. If I can help in any way, just let me know. Robert